Angeline has been on
the run from her sire, Linus, for centuries. She’s tired, and she’s lonely.
High from mescaline-induced blood, she sees a sign—a church that seems to glow
in the distance—and she knows. Her future mate is in that building.

Important Author’s
Note:

Dark Mercy is the
beginning of Hadrian and Angeline’s story, not the end. Their HEA will happen
later in their own full-length novel. This story is important both for the
overall series and for this couple, but it’s not their HEA. Just a mild
disclaimer so no one goes in with false expectations for this story.

My Thoughts

Dark
Mercy is a short story in the Preternaturals series that nicely sets the stage
for the full-length novel to come. As the author states, the story is important for the characters
and their situation. Which, by the way, is a situation that is completely unique
and not one I’ve ever read about before. So if you’re looking for something
different, this is it!

About the Characters…

Angeline is quite a tempestuous character. She’s fiery, temperamental and well, maybe
even a bit neurotic. However, I liked her. She has not had an easy time of
being a vampire and she showed enough vulnerability to arouse compassion.

Hadrian is the hero in this story. He’s conflicted like no other
hero I’ve ever read about. You’ll have
to read the story to find out what I mean by that because to say more will be going
into spoiler territory. He’s kind-hearted but is definitely no pushover. And he
does have a bit of a dark side that makes him attractive. He and Angeline make
quite a couple and I cannot wait for their HEA to come out.

Bottom Line

This is a novel that any lover of steamy Paranormal Romance will
not want to miss out on! It’s a great
short story even without the HEA and I’d recommend reading it.

I’ve read the first book in Winter’s Preternaturals series, Blood Lust, last year. Which was
awesome. I rated it 5 stars. I plan to soon
read #2: Save My Soul and #3: The Catalyst that was just released. In fact, how’s this for timing my lovelies, this week only, there’s
a huge sale on all three of the Preternaturals novels. Blood
Lust is 99 cents, Save my Soul is
99 cents and The Catalyst is $2.99. This is fate, yes?

Ooh Kat ... this does sound very intriguing to say the least. I have heard this authors name tossed around here and there and if I'm not mistaking I think I have a book by her (I will have to double check just to make sure ... hell for all we know I could very well have my authors mixed. LoL!) But back to the review ... STELLAR as always!

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I started "Smitten with Bad Boy Heroes" with hope of bringing those of us who love the bad boys we meet in novels together to express our opinions. Since my favourite genres are Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy, most of what's here will be reviews of novels in that genre. However, you may see some Contemporary Romance as well. I strive only to share with other readers the amazing stories I've read from wonderful and talented authors. My reviews are based on my opinion alone and everything on this blog is written entirely for my love and affection of books. I hope you enjoy these books as much as I do and I hope you enjoy my blog!